New Enterovirus strain could be linked to outbreak causing child paralysis

Enterovirus 68 May Be Linked To Paralysis In Children, Study Says

There’s a new strand of the enterovirus that could be responsible for the paralysis of dozens of children, NBC News reported Monday. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a polio-like sickness that has affected more than 100 children. The children have suffered from a mystifying muscle weakness. Twenty-five children with the virus are being studied, the journal Lancet…